The No. 7 MSU football team will spend the holidays in Orlando, Fla., for the third time in four seasons to play against No. 15 Alabama in the Capital One Bowl, MSU announced Sunday.
I know the system is a joke. I know it makes no sense to send an 11-1 Big Ten championship team that’s ranked No. 7 in the country to the Capital One Bowl, the same bowl it played in two years ago when it had a 9-3 record and finished behind Penn State and Ohio State in the conference.
The MSU Extension 4-H youth group held its annual Day with the Lady Spartans event Sunday at Breslin Center.
For the second consecutive game, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team (7-1) took on a ranked opponent. Perhaps out of their element, No. 17 Texas traveled to the chilly state of Michigan for a showdown with MSU and were defeated, 71-57.
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo long has used the anyone, any place, any time thought process when putting together his team’s schedule. But after Saturday’s 74-39 win against Bowling Green at Breslin Center, Izzo said he is a little concerned with how the constant traveling to play big games is affecting his players.
When Lansing resident Marilyn Bria entered Munn Ice Arena on Saturday with her husband, she was anxious for MSU to light the lamp early and jump ahead of No. 20 Ferris State.
Scoring an early goal sometimes is all it takes to get an offense going, as the MSU hockey team found out this weekend.
The No. 7 MSU football team will play the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, MSU announced Sunday night.
For more than 60 minutes, the MSU hockey team answered everything a fast No. 20 Ferris State team threw at it. But with 1:06 remaining in overtime, Ferris State defenseman Chad Billins’ deflected goal lifted the Bulldogs to a 1-0 overtime victory.
The No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Bowling Green, 74-39, on Saturday at Breslin Center. Junior guard Kalin Lucas sat himself out for most of the second half to due tiredness and soreness.
No matter where the No. 7 MSU football team winds up — and it’s looking like Orlando, Fla., New Orleans or Miami right now — it will enjoy the warm weather and tradition-rich environment with a highly rated opponent, likely from the SEC, staring it down.
Head coach Tom Minkel has the MSU wrestling team ready to open its Big Ten season on the road this weekend, and while some teams might be worried, Minkel said he’s embracing the conference opener against three-time defending national champion and No. 7 Iowa.
Wednesday night’s game against Duke, which many believe could be a preview of the national championship game, saw MSU turn the ball over 20 times. If there’s one thing the Spartans are looking to improve on when Bowling Green comes to town Saturday, it’s taking better care of the ball.
Sitting near the bottom of the CCHA standings with a 2-6-1 conference record, the MSU hockey team knows it is capable of more. This weekend MSU will play a home-and-home with No. 20 Ferris State.
The Big Ten awarded 706 fall student-athletes for excelling on the field and in the classroom with 2010 Academic All-Conference honors. The conference office announced 83 of the awards went to student-athletes in seven fall sports for MSU, which was second most in the conference behind only Northwestern.
In the most anticipated matchup of the 2010 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 Duke, 84-79 Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
In their second trip to the Sunshine State in one week, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team defeated No. 15 Florida State, 72-64, led by an almost-triple-double from junior forward Lykendra Johnson.
attling injuries, adversity and Big Ten competition, MSU volleyball head coach Cathy George was faced with more challenges than she could imagine. After falling into a six-match losing streak, the Spartans (15-16 overall, 7-13 Big Ten) pulled themselves up by their shoelaces and finished the season 4-2.
The Nassau County Sports Commission named senior Charlie Gantt the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Wednesday.
The No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team (5-1) will travel to Durham, N.C., tonight for a matchup with the No. 1 Blue Devils as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (9:30 p.m., ESPN).